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One step at a time The Signpost Programme dairy demonstration farmers are making progress in adopting the 12 Steps to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Richard and Wendy Starrett’s award-winning farm in Co. Donegal is among the leading Signpost Programme farms helping to promote sustainable practices Farmers participating in Teagasc’s Signpost Programme are […]
Snout of character The Research Leaders 2025 project PIGSMELL is investigating how pigs communicate using their senses and how their positive interactions can ultimately support social stability and improve their health. Interaction through sense of smell is the main way in which pigs interact with their environment, including social interaction between pigs […]
Innovation gets a head START By supporting researchers in entrepreneurship, commercialisation and technology transfer, Engage@Teagasc helps foster innovation, sustainability and economic growth. Here, we look at three new research projects getting a financial boost from Teagasc’s START Fund scheme. Innovations developed at Teagasc can play a key role in fostering sustainability and […]
Head of the Curve Teagasc’s Marginal Abatement Cost Curve seeks to inform and steer agricultural policy toward hitting targets on emissions mitigation. Here, one of its chief architects, Gary Lanigan, gives us a breakdown. Ireland has the world’s highest density of Eddy Covariance towers, making it a global leader in monitoring GHG […]
Grass half full Grass and other plant biomass may represent an innovative new protein source for use in food and beverages. Grass and other plant biomass may represent an innovative new protein source for use in food and beverages. With the world’s population expected to increase from eight billion in 2023 to […]
Spreading the good nutrients Use of nitrogen-based fertilisers contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions. Research is underway at Teagasc Johnstown Castle to quantify the effect of alternative fertiliser formulations on nitrous oxide emissions. Research at Johnstown Castle seeks to quantify the effect of fertiliser type on nitrous oxide emissions Use of nitrogen-based […]
Project FLIARA Teagasc and lead coordinator University of Galway join a range of partners across the EU to bolster female-led innovation in rural areas. The interdisciplinary work of FLIARA is being driven by a wide range of academics and researchers Teagasc and lead coordinator University of Galway join a range of partners […]
Funding a better future The Agricultural and Land-Use sector is facing an unprecedented challenge to reduce greenhouse emissions and increase carbon removal activities to meet national and international climate targets. The Agricultural and Land-Use sector is facing an unprecedented challenge to reduce greenhouse emissions and increase carbon removal activities to meet national […]
Events: my take-home message Teagasc’s researchers attend many events throughout the year, sharing the findings from their research with national and international audiences. Teagasc’s researchers attend many events throughout the year, sharing the findings from their research with national and international audiences. Here, we capture the take-home messages – key pieces of […]
Transforming green to gold: the alchemy of Irish cheese In Ireland, cows generally graze upon ryegrass monocultures. In Ireland, cows generally graze upon ryegrass monocultures. Multispecies swards offer benefits by increasing biodiversity and reducing costly chemical inputs through natural nitrogen fixation. This research investigates the nutritional and techno-functional consequences within cheese […]